Midges and Chironomids

RIO's best fish-catching midge pupae/larvae patterns ever designed, and something that should be in everyone's box.

Chironomids are the most prevalent food sources in lakes Trout eat a huge amount of these.  This is a simple, effective chironomid pattern. Fish ...

A barbless version of a classic, in our best-selling color! The Pale Morning Dun or PMD is a great hatch throughout the West. Massive numbers tri...

Dubbed Money Midge as this fly produces fish. A great pattern for tailwaters, or as a dropper. Brown in color with an ice dub head to draw attenti...

Much like a Wd-40, but with flash for the tail and wingcase. Great for drawing attention in murkier waters or low light hours

This pattern is a very popular midge imitation throughout the trout fly fishing world, bead color matches body. American Angler estimates midges a...

The fly pattern everyone needs to have in their stillwater box. This imitates the most common species of chironomid you see during peak season on m...

The theory in fly fishing has been when it is dark, fish light, and when it is light, fish dark. This rings true both in lighting conditions and w...

Great stillwater and tailwater pattern. Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. Epoxy covered body and ...

Ingenious design keeps this offering hanging in the surface film, where midges often get trapped.  Trapped emergers are a buffet line trout just ...

It is the subtleties that make be the difference between a great day of fishing and a mediocre one. Mike's Midge Pupa looks very similar to many a...

Meet the new dropper in your hopper/dropper setups. This midge sinks quick, is available in tons of colors, and can replicate a bunch of bugs. G...

This top producing wet fly, works year around, anyplace, anytime. Mosquito's are extremely available to fish, and constantly targeted. Wet flies ...

You'll appreciate the strike-inducing power of this versatile nymph pattern. General purpose nymph works well for mayflies, midges and other trout...

Great natural looking midge with tons of attraction. White wing with a bit of krystal flash give this pattern an emerger look. Glass bead adds a...

36 flies imitating a variety of midge life stages. Midges are available year around and in many areas are the primary food source for trout. Patte...

Big trout love tiny flies. Smoke Jumper is one that has been a guide secret for many years. Best known on the Bighorn River, MT, it is an emerger...

The attractor midge has a flashy abdomen and a double wrapped rib. Gray midges are under used and incredibly prevalent especially in the Sierra's.

Hugely popular fly, especially on lakes.

An extremely durable midge pattern. Epoxy covered body adds a bit of shine and durability.

A great Zebra Midge variant. A thin pearlesent rib followed by a thin wire rib gives this fly a new look with superb fishability. Tied on our popul...

What a fly!  Midge clusters, singe midges, ants, and more! I can't imagine a trout refusing this

Midges bring fish to the surface 12 months out of the year. American Angler estimates midges account for 22% of trout's diet, by far the single mo...

Representing the most common of trout food sources, the midges. AKA Chironomids. It's estimated that up to 22% of a trout's diet is composed of mi...